Friday 1 May 2015 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śukravāra. Dvādaśī began at 04:124:12 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:396:39 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 81 of 81 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:285:28 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:166:16 AM
Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 53 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
05:285:28 AM to 29:275:27+1 AM
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Dvādaśī | 06:396:39 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 06:166:16 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 25:43 01:431:43 AM Sat | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 06:396:39 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:27 05:275:27 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:074:07 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:074:07 AM | 04:474:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:274:27 AM | 05:285:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:285:28 AM | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:127:12 AM | 08:568:56 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:158:15 AM | 09:109:10 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:432:43 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:363:36 PM | 17:235:23 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:533:53 PM | 17:375:37 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:344:34 PM | 19:217:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:217:21 PM | 20:418:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:217:21 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:217:21 PM | 20:218:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 24:4812:48+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:172:17+1 AM | 28:044:04+1 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |